Thank you for your patience in our activity-microteaching scrum...I know that picking topics and settling on grouping, can be awkward.

But now that everyone is settled I can give instruction information...(which I will link to in the MicroTeaching Biology Site).
Demonstration Teacher Candidates - We will all miss you this week!! Please stay posted on the wiki site for up-coming information (i.e., Lesson Planning - for the following week).

1. Microteaching

  • 7 minutes - please make sure that you read the COS for the marking scheme and what is due the following class. (You will have 3 minute wiggle room)
  • I have booked two rooms for our activity (Room 309; Room 300) - please make sure you are here at 12:45 am to set up if you are microteaching at 1pm
  • We have three groups microteaching -
Group 1: Tuesday 1-2:30pm (with some wiggle room for time)- Room 309
Topic
Name - Teacher Candidate
Grade 9

Water Cycle
Janny
Atoms, Elements and Compounds
Megan
Static Electricity
Mike
Current Electricity
Erin
Grade 10

Reflection in a Plane Mirror
Sasha
Convex or Concave Mirrors
Saralyn
Acid/Base Neutralization
Sylvia

Group 2: Tuesday 1-2:30pm - Room 300
Topic
Name Teacher Candidate
Grade 9

The Water Cycle
Sandeep
Atoms, Elements and Compounds
Ioana
Grade 10

Reflection in a Plane Mirror
Teresa
Convex or Concave Mirrors
Katie
Acid/Base Neutralization
Erion



Group 3: Tuesday 2:45 pm - 4:15pm - Room 309

Topic
Name Teacher Candidate
Grade 9

The Water Cycle
Aliya
Atoms, Elements and Compounds
Rinkal
Current Electricity
Stephanie Smith
Grade 10

Acid/Base Neutralization
David Kim

If you are organizing your ideas for your lesson (7 minutes) - you need to consider a hierarchy for the topics (e.g., below). (Use the ministry guidelines for this).
You need to consider (and in your documentation you need to have:
(a) Big Ideas - MOE
(b) Curriculum Expectation(s) - probably only one although you may consider prior knowledge as part of this segment to
(c) Learning Goals (what do you want students to walk out of your class with...
Sample of Learning Hierarchy below - that you could include in your documentation. (Yes this is Static Electricity - and I know that one person is doing this topic...But any part of this chart can be changed and reorganized for their own purposes).

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2. Microteaching Assignment - should be handed in the following class.
  • should also include Directed Reflection and all the peer - feedback forms
  • chalkboard outline -